FERPA Training Opportunity
November 16, 2023
The Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO), through its Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), is pleased to offer a three-day virtual webinar series on student privacy and data security to kick off the new year. The webinar series will provide the education community with opportunities to learn more about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), data security, data breach preparedness and response, transparency, and more. Register at the links below.
Day 1: FERPA 101 and Data Security Best Practices, January 17, 2024, 2-4pm ET covers the basics of FERPA and provides training on current data security best practices for education data systems.
Day 2: FERPA 201 and Transparency, January 24, 2024, 2-4pm ET dives into scenarios faced by schools and districts and highlights PTAC’s research on transparency.
Day 3: Incident Response and Vetting Educational Technology, January 31, 2024, 2-4pm ET leads participants through a simulated data breach and explores how to assess online educational technology for privacy protections and general FERPA compliance.
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